Aug. 2, 1996 in Seven
Sunday’s 7 p.m. concert by the The Brian Setzer Orchestra is the most eagerly anticipated concert of the entire Festival at Sandpoint season. The Memorial Field show promises to be …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Seven
The Festival at Sandpoint kicks into high gear tonight with Lou Rawls opening the mainstage season. The three-time Grammy winner scored a string of pop hits in the mid1960s, including …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Seven
While watching “Independence Day,” a friend leaned over during a particularly action-packed moment and mumbled something unintelligible. “What?” He repeated himself. “What?!” The friend took a deep breath and shouted: …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1
In a victory for President Clinton, a federal jury on Thursday acquitted two Arkansas bankers of conspiring to misuse their bank to boost his political career. Jurors deadlocked on seven …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1
Hikers combing the mountains for huckleberries and beargrass are not treading lightly on Mother Nature this year. The U.S. Forest Service has stumbled across messy campsites left by grass pickers …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1
City employees and department heads were rushed into staff meetings Thursday for a warning about a critical report due out any day from a local business lobbying group. Concerned Businesses …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2
The House voted Wednesday to declare English the official language of the United States and limit the federal government from conducting business in foreign tongues, despite cries from opponents that …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2
Bausch and Lomb has agreed to pay contact lens wearers as much as $68 million in cash and products to settle claims it cheated them. The Rochester, N.Y., manufacturer was …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3
The Senate completed congressional action on Thursday night on a comprehensive welfare bill that would reverse six decades of social policy, eliminating the federal guarantee of cash assistance for the …

Aug. 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3
After bitter argument about who was to blame for past failures, the House of Representatives on Thursday night passed the first major health insurance legislation in a decade, voting to …